Subaru BRZ

[95gto]

As this car and FRS are being purposefully overbuilt for post-factory modifications I see good things in the future for both models. What has me confused is what the actual differences in the FRS and BRZ are.

[vr4tune]

My comment was using the assumption that the battery be moved. I imagine the manifold would look pretty stupid having to snake up around that part of the car, but I know absolutely nothing about the Subaru flat four turbo setups so maybe that's common.

That is common.

[green-lantern]

The Subi designers are on record as saying if the car couldn't be RWD (due to design constraints, i.e. lightweight, small, and good weight distribution) they wouldn't have made it.

About time somebody stood up and said f*#k the dumb S#it. I haven’t heard of these till now and I kept reading and saying to myself PLEASE don’t be FWD or hybrid.

[arm0red1]

IF the engine bay is too cramped, another possibility is a rear mounted turbo, like the Corvette STS kits, granted they have removable fiber glass fenders and I doubt the "Toyoobie Doo!" has them, but its a thought. Most likely I could see a compact supercharger setup finding a home in that low cramped engine bay. From the looks of the engine bay in the photo though, there doesnt seem to be a lot of room on the sides, and with the engine tucked back slightly under the chassis to center the weight, it might make snaking a turbo up above a tricky endeavor vs its turbo porsche/subaru engine relatives, possibly a fair amount of space between the top of the block and the bottom of the hood due to its low/rearward placement like a Vette/general modern LSx series car, but it would be a squeeze to get a turbo in THAT engine bay with the battery in the stock location. It's a quirky car with a bargain price tag so far, definitely potential to be crazy fun, additionally did anyone note it uses the same tranny as the lexus IS350, popular platform for say, @ 2JZ swap on the tranny, so perhaps there maybe options that way with some serious subframe/mount work?

[B-Man]

OH HEY! Thank you greddy you've already done it once. Point is proven, kits will be made, monster cars will be had.

Scion Racing Unveil 600hp FR-S Drift Car in Detroit

The 2.0-liter boxer-four produces 600hp and 500lb-ft of torque thanks to a spot of turbocharging, a massive 400hp and 346lb-ft of the stock version

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/03/s...t-laguna-seca/

[stealthee]

As this car and FRS are being purposefully overbuilt for post-factory modifications I see good things in the future for both models. What has me confused is what the actual differences in the FRS and BRZ are.

There is no difference other than some badging. Its a car being built for two different manufactures, Toyota/Scion and Subaru.

[AudibleSilence]

I am really really fighting the urge to buy the Scion version in Asphalt.

[B-Man]

I'm not sure you'd fit, Mike.

[IPD]

meh. it's a non-awd suby. i think i'd take the ecoboost fiesta over this.

[green-lantern]

meh. it's a non-awd suby. i think i'd take the pink and purple ecoboost fiesta over this.

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